2 x Mile Repeats = Nearly exploded heart...

Well... Since i plan to get "regimented" with my running again... I did a 2 x mile (1.6km) repeat to gauge my current fitness level...

... on my way home after finish work at about 7.30pm... i ate 2 pieces of bread for some energy... by the time i reach Taman Tasik Titiwangsa to do my mile repeats test it's already about 9pm... and its still drizzling...

However, I will stick to the plan for the day.... after a light stretch I do my warm up by doing a slow jog of about 10min.... and more stretch after warming up and I am ready to face the judgement of being an occasion runner with no speed work nor tempo for the past 2 years.... by this time the rain had stop...

1st mile repeat : 7'13.96" (4'31"/km)
Wow! that's not bad isn't it?? Nah!! After that 1st mile i get stitch on my lower right abs.... and totally ran out of gas... so I just do a slow jog and walk then more slow jog to the starting line i set to do another mile... the result...

2nd mile repeat : 8'22.15" (5'14"/km)
This was even slower than my usual pace for 10k which i occasionally did for the past 2 years which the pace is usually at about 5min/km (8min/mile). After the 2nd mile repeat I only left with the energy to walk instead of slow jog for my cool down session...

End the test with my routine full body stretching which took about 15 min....

Disappointed with the test result?? No, I didn't... Back to the reason why I did the mile repeat test, that is to use it as a benchmark to gauge my improvement over a plan which I'd set to complete in the next six month... then maybe a race or two of half marathon next year or try a marathon which i never do before...

Time to crash now...... cao!!

(Mileage logged for the day : 6km)